Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit

Linked with smalling. We were interested when United signned him. Not bad third choice, also Micah Richards could be useful as back up RB/CB arsenal fan too.

Smalling is fucking terrible.

Ashley Williams :haha:

Swift :haha:

The worrying thing is that we're going to lose key squad players for next to nothing. Fabianski and Sagna can go for free and Vermaelen will go for peanuts with one year left. It will probably cost us at least £15m net just to replace them... that will eat into our budget.

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Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice

Yeah, I don't actually think there's any chance we'll go and sign him. Wenger will look for something far more left field....but as you say, there are a real lack of obvious options what with all the forward movement last summer.

Jackson Martinez maybe?....but even his star is not that high.... A real goal scoring wide player like Griezmann may be the way to lighten that load. Not actually seen the bloke play but his goal tally has caught the eye and it would be nice to have a regular scorer from a wide position other than Walcott.

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It's a tough one, but as you say, maybe the answer is to get more goals from everywhere in the attack, and not get too hung up on finding a single, elite CF to solve all of our woes?

If we could get couple of goal-scoring wide players (one who leans more towards being a traditional winger, like a Griezmann, and one who leans more towards being a Walcott-style wide striker, like Remy or Drmic, or even someone like Campbell if we're all spent out), then maybe that would reduce the need to find one of the game's elite CFs? We'd still want somebody good there, of course - I'm not saying we should cheap out and buy someone crap - but perhaps we can start considering players in that next bracket down?

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Originally Posted by Bumble

Linked with smalling. We were interested when United signned him. Not bad third choice, also Micah Richards could be useful as back up RB/CB arsenal fan too.

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I think they're both Arsenal fans?

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

LOL, the Daily Cyril Smith is speculating Lukaku's fee will be close on £40mill. Why not just say £400mill, or a million, million, million, million, millionillionillionillion+infinity (in my head) quid?

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I've heard it suggested that Chelsea need to sell Lukaku in order to finance the move for Costa (not because they're skint, but because they need to comply to FFP regs), so maybe that's where all these crazy figures are coming from?

What the hell is Mourinho's issue with him anyway? Anyone heard any rumours?

My predictions for the summer, frustration as we dither and sign noone except for some nobody we don't need and then drag the transfer drama until transfer window deadline day.

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Originally Posted by Özim

My predictions for the summer, frustration as we dither and sign noone except for some nobody we don't need and then drag the transfer drama until transfer window deadline day.

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And that is exactly how i see it as well.Does anyone know whats happened to the 2 massive AKBs Jonas tc and ollie the optimist??